Nuke agency believes "yellowcake" from Iraq
IAEA probing discovery of uranium oxide in shipment of scrap steel
Posted: January 16, 2004
1:00 p.m. Eastern
2004 WorldNetDaily.com
Iraq was the likely source of a shipment of scrap steel containing radioactive
material known as yellowcake, the United Nations nuclear watchdog said today.
A spokeswoman for the International Atomic Energy Agency, Melissa Fleming, said
a specimen of barely refined uranium oxide examined from a shipment in
Rotterdam harbor might have come from a mine in Iraq known to be active before
the 1991 Gulf War, the Associated Press reported.
The shipment was passed on from a Jordanian metal dealer who claims he was
unaware it included uranium oxide, the newswire said.
The material, which can be used to make nuclear weapons, was at the center of a
controversy last year over President Bush's reference in his State of the Union
address to a report Iraq was seeking to purchase it in Africa.
Key documents supporting the claim were found later to be forgeries, but the
U.S. said its original information about the alleged attempt to buy yellowcake
from Niger came from British intelligence. The UK's Foreign Office still stands
on its claim.
Fleming estimated the sample discovered in Rotterdam contained about 5 pounds
of uranium oxide.
"I wouldn't hype it too much," she said, according to the AP. "It was a small
amount and it wasn't being peddled as a sample."
The IAEA will run comparisons on the sample to see if it came from Iraq's
al-Qaim mine, which was bombed in 1991 and dismantled in 1996-97, Fleming said.
Paul de Bruin, spokesman for Rotterdam-based Jewometaal, told the AP he has
dealt with the Jordanian dealer for 15 years, and the man is convinced the
material came from Iraq. De Bruin has been told to not reveal the dealer's
name, however, because of the investigation.
Uranium oxide is not highly radioactive, experts say, but with advanced
technology can be processed into enriched uranium, suitable for a nuclear
weapon.
The Dutch Environment Ministry said Jewometaal reported the find Dec. 16, the
AP said.
Environment Ministry spokesman Wim Van der Weegen said the material was
discovered in a small steel industrial container used to connect pipes or
electrical wires.
Dr. Alan Ketering, a researcher at the nuclear research plant at the University
of Missouri-Columbia, told the AP yellowcake has no non-nuclear industrial use.
It would be strange to find it in random scrap metal, he said.
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"TonyZ2001" <tonyz2001@aol.com> skrev i meddelandet
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Nuke agency believes "yellowcake" from Iraq
IAEA probing discovery of uranium oxide in shipment of scrap steel
"Yellowcake" from Iraq posted by "Yellowbelly" from Poland...mmm!
WH
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17 Jan 2004 08:26:34 AM |
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"WH"
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"TonyZ2001" <tonyz2001@aol.com> skrev i meddelandet
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Nuke agency believes "yellowcake" from Iraq
IAEA probing discovery of uranium >>oxide in shipment of scrap steel
"Yellowcake" from Iraq
WH
Yep, so says the IAEA.
Tony
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17 Jan 2004 12:05:20 AM |
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Hard up for another news headline Tony. Uranium Oxide is as far removed
from a weapon of mass destruction as Iron Oxide is from a Lexus.
Lugnut
--
"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety
deserve neither liberty nor safety"
Benjamin Franklin
"TonyZ2001" <tonyz2001@aol.com> wrote in message
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Nuke agency believes "yellowcake" from Iraq
IAEA probing discovery of uranium oxide in shipment of scrap steel
Posted: January 16, 2004
1:00 p.m. Eastern
2004 WorldNetDaily.com
Iraq was the likely source of a shipment of scrap steel containing
radioactive
material known as yellowcake, the United Nations nuclear watchdog said
today.
A spokeswoman for the International Atomic Energy Agency, Melissa Fleming,
said
a specimen of barely refined uranium oxide examined from a shipment in
Rotterdam harbor might have come from a mine in Iraq known to be active
before
the 1991 Gulf War, the Associated Press reported.
The shipment was passed on from a Jordanian metal dealer who claims he was
unaware it included uranium oxide, the newswire said.
The material, which can be used to make nuclear weapons, was at the center
of a
controversy last year over President Bush's reference in his State of the
Union
address to a report Iraq was seeking to purchase it in Africa.
Key documents supporting the claim were found later to be forgeries, but
the
U.S. said its original information about the alleged attempt to buy
yellowcake
from Niger came from British intelligence. The UK's Foreign Office still
stands
on its claim.
Fleming estimated the sample discovered in Rotterdam contained about 5
pounds
of uranium oxide.
"I wouldn't hype it too much," she said, according to the AP. "It was a
small
amount and it wasn't being peddled as a sample."
The IAEA will run comparisons on the sample to see if it came from Iraq's
al-Qaim mine, which was bombed in 1991 and dismantled in 1996-97, Fleming
said.
Paul de Bruin, spokesman for Rotterdam-based Jewometaal, told the AP he
has
dealt with the Jordanian dealer for 15 years, and the man is convinced the
material came from Iraq. De Bruin has been told to not reveal the dealer's
name, however, because of the investigation.
Uranium oxide is not highly radioactive, experts say, but with advanced
technology can be processed into enriched uranium, suitable for a nuclear
weapon.
The Dutch Environment Ministry said Jewometaal reported the find Dec. 16,
the
AP said.
Environment Ministry spokesman Wim Van der Weegen said the material was
discovered in a small steel industrial container used to connect pipes or
electrical wires.
Dr. Alan Ketering, a researcher at the nuclear research plant at the
University
of Missouri-Columbia, told the AP yellowcake has no non-nuclear industrial
use.
It would be strange to find it in random scrap metal, he said.
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17 Jan 2004 08:25:45 AM |
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"torque wrench" >lugnut@emailacounts.com
wrote:
Hard up for another news headline Tony. >Uranium Oxide is as far removed
from a weapon of mass destruction as >Iron Oxide is from a Lexus.
It's the first step toward Enriched Uranium.
Tony
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19 Jan 2004 04:52:46 AM |
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"TonyZ2001" <tonyz2001@aol.com> wrote in message
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"torque wrench" >lugnut@emailacounts.com
wrote:
Hard up for another news headline Tony. >Uranium Oxide is as far removed
from a weapon of mass destruction as >Iron Oxide is from a Lexus.
It's the first step toward Enriched Uranium.
Tony
...which vindicates torque's comments exactly - in fact, iron oxied is a lot
closer to a Lexus than yellowcake is to enriched uranium.
I notice yet another transport got hit by a MANPAD recently and survived...
starnge how all those aircraft that have been hit WITHING the SAM's
engagement envelope have survived yet TWA800 was blown into tiny pieces
while 3 miles up and twelve miles away from land!
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20 Jan 2004 06:59:18 AM |
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"tw"
wrote:
"TonyZ2001" <tonyz2001@aol.com> wrote in message
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"torque wrench" >lugnut@emailacounts.com
wrote:
Hard up for another news headline Tony. >Uranium Oxide is as far removed
from a weapon of mass destruction as >Iron Oxide is from a Lexus.
It's the first step toward Enriched >>Uranium.
Tony
..which vindicates torque's comments exactly - in fact, iron oxied is a lot
closer to a Lexus than yellowcake is to >enriched uranium.
Tom, you're being disingenious here, you know damn well that "yellow cake" is
produced for the purposes of making enriched uranium.
I notice yet another transport got hit by a >MANPAD recently and survived...
starnge how all those aircraft that have >been hit WITHING the SAM's
engagement envelope have survived yet >TWA800 was blown into tiny pieces
while 3 miles up and twelve miles away >from land!
Not so strange, every case is different.
Tony
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20 Jan 2004 02:57:53 PM |
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(TonyZ2001) wrote in message news:<20040120075918.19898.00000348@mb-m17.aol.com>...
"tw"
wrote:
"TonyZ2001" < > wrote in message
news:20040117092545.24702.00000152@mb-m16.aol.com...
"torque wrench" >lugnut@emailacounts.com
wrote:
Hard up for another news headline Tony. >Uranium Oxide is as far removed
from a weapon of mass destruction as >Iron Oxide is from a Lexus.
It's the first step toward Enriched >>Uranium.
Tony
..which vindicates torque's comments exactly - in fact, iron oxied is a lot
closer to a Lexus than yellowcake is to >enriched uranium.
Tom, you're being disingenious here, you know damn well that "yellow cake" is
produced for the purposes of making enriched uranium.
*The concentrated oxide of uranium formed in the milling of uranium
ore.
Source:
URANIUM INFORMATION CENTRE Ltd.
Sept. 1999
http://www.uic.com.au/uicchem.htm
News Sources:
"...nuclear plant was the centre of deposed president Saddam Hussein's
nuclear bomb-making program. ... to be 94 tonnes of a uranium oxide
called yellow cake stored at..."
Source:
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/printpage/0,5942,6515830,00.html
*Low Down On Processing Yellow Cake to Nuclear Bombs Status:
The solvents are removed by evaporating in a vacuum and ammonium
diuranate, (NH4)2U2O7, is precipitated by adding ammonia to neutralize
the solution. The diuranate is then heated to yield a purified, solid
U3O8, known as yellow cake.
Refining and converting U3O8 to UF6
At the refinery, the yellow cake is dissolved in nitric acid. The
resulting solution of uranium nitrate, UO2(NO3)2· 6H2O, is fed into a
continuous solvent extraction process. The uranium is extracted into
an organic phase (kerosene) with tributyl phosphate, and the
impurities remain again in the aqueous phase. After this purification,
the uranium is washed out of the kerosene with dilute nitric acid and
concentrated by evaporation to pure UO2(NO3)26H2O. Heating yields pure
UO3. The initial separation and refining processes generate large
volumes of acid and organic waste.
It is necessary to enrich the U-235 isotope concentration from its
natural composition of 0.7% for use in either reactors or bombs.
Reactor grade uranium contains from 3.5 to 4.0% U-235, while the
Hiroshima uranium bomb contained more than 80% of the lighter U-235.
The process used for enrichment involves gaseous diffusion and thus
the uranium must be converted to a gaseous compound, uranium
hexafluoride (UF6).
Conversion to the hexafluoride involves the following sequence of
reactions.
The UO3 is reduced with hydrogen in a kiln:
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UO3(s) + H2(g) --> UO2(s) + H2O(g)
The uranium dioxide is then reacted with hydrogen fluoride to form
uranium tetrafluoride:
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UO2(s) + 4HF(g) --> UF4(s) + 4H2O(g)
The tetrafluoride is then fed into a fluidized bed reactor and reacted
with gaseous fluorine to obtain the hexafluoride:
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UF4(s) + F2(g) --> UF6(g)
The hexafluoride is now suitable feedstock for the gaseous diffusion
process.
Production of uranium metal
Uranium metal is produced by reducing the uranium tetrafluoride with
either calcium or magnesium, both active group IIA metals that are
excellent reducing agents.
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UF4(s) + 2Ca(s) --> U(s) + 2CaF2(s)
This reduction may be done before or after the enrichment process,
depending on the intended use of the uranium. Reactors use both
enriched (3 to 5% U-235) uranium metal and uranium oxide as fuel while
weapons use more highly enriched uranium (up to 90% U-235).
Nuclear Chemistry
Uranium Production
Dr. Frank Settle
2003 Kennesaw State University
Source:
http://chemcases.com/2003version/nuclear/nc-06.htm
Tony, there is a possibility that he referring to 'Yellow Cake, Inc.'
creates custom vintage appliqued and monogrammed fitted cotton
T-shirts for hip women and children packaged in papier mache cake
boxes crafted to look like actual yellow cakes. ;)
If he was referring that yellow cake cannot be turned into nuclear
weapons than he has no idea about the nuclear industries.
Michael Johnathan McDonald
Tony
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26 Jan 2004 10:38:00 AM |
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If he was referring that yellow cake cannot be turned into nuclear
weapons than he has no idea about the nuclear industries.
You are a fucking illiterate fool aren't you? I was merely agreeing
that yellowcake is no nearer to a functioning nuclear weapon than iron
oxide is to a lexus.
Try and find out what a conversation is about before interjecting your
idiocy, eh?
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26 Jan 2004 10:35:02 AM |
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(TonyZ2001) wrote in message news:<20040120075918.19898.00000348@mb-m17.aol.com>...
"tw"
wrote:
"TonyZ2001" < > wrote in message
news:20040117092545.24702.00000152@mb-m16.aol.com...
"torque wrench" >lugnut@emailacounts.com
wrote:
Hard up for another news headline Tony. >Uranium Oxide is as far removed
from a weapon of mass destruction as >Iron Oxide is from a Lexus.
It's the first step toward Enriched >>Uranium.
Tony
..which vindicates torque's comments exactly - in fact, iron oxied is a lot
closer to a Lexus than yellowcake is to >enriched uranium.
Tom, you're being disingenious here, you know damn well that "yellow cake" is
produced for the purposes of making enriched uranium.
Not exculsively, just as Iron oxide is not exclusively produced for
the purposes of making cars. As I said, this vindicates torques
comments exactly. Perhaps you'd better read up on yellowcake? or the
word "vindicates"?
I notice yet another transport got hit by a >MANPAD recently and survived...
starnge how all those aircraft that have >been hit WITHING the SAM's
engagement envelope have survived yet >TWA800 was blown into tiny pieces
while 3 miles up and twelve miles away >from land!
Not so strange,
Really ? Why not? Please qualify your reasoning with a brief resume of
your experience of Man portable missiles and explosives.
every case is different.
Including cases where the aircraft is OUT OF RANGE of any MANPAD and
exhibits no missile damage?
You're getting lamer by the day....
Tony
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17 Jan 2004 12:19:01 PM |
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In article <20040117092545.24702.00000152@mb-m16.aol.com>, TonyZ2001 says...
"torque wrench" >lugnut@emailacounts.com
wrote:
Hard up for another news headline Tony. >Uranium Oxide is as far removed
from a weapon of mass destruction as >Iron Oxide is from a Lexus.
It's the first step toward Enriched Uranium.
Tony
No means to enrich it.
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17 Jan 2004 09:05:57 AM |
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On 17 Jan 2004 05:43:37 GMT, (TonyZ2001) wrote:
Nuke agency believes "yellowcake" from Iraq
IAEA probing discovery of uranium oxide in shipment of scrap steel
Hahahahah what a MORON. I guess it all comes from Iraq eh pantyboy?
Hahahahahaha
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17 Jan 2004 02:42:19 PM |
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What's the problem with yellowcake?
I just put a sugar glaze on it and the girls at the bridge club eat it all
up ...
ex/
"TonyZ2001" <tonyz2001@aol.com> wrote in message
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: Nuke agency believes "yellowcake" from Iraq
: IAEA probing discovery of uranium oxide in shipment of scrap steel
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: Posted: January 16, 2004
: 1:00 p.m. Eastern
:
: 2004 WorldNetDaily.com
:
: Iraq was the likely source of a shipment of scrap steel containing
radioactive
: material known as yellowcake, the United Nations nuclear watchdog said
today.
:
: A spokeswoman for the International Atomic Energy Agency, Melissa Fleming,
said
: a specimen of barely refined uranium oxide examined from a shipment in
: Rotterdam harbor might have come from a mine in Iraq known to be active
before
: the 1991 Gulf War, the Associated Press reported.
:
: The shipment was passed on from a Jordanian metal dealer who claims he was
: unaware it included uranium oxide, the newswire said.
:
: The material, which can be used to make nuclear weapons, was at the center
of a
: controversy last year over President Bush's reference in his State of the
Union
: address to a report Iraq was seeking to purchase it in Africa.
:
: Key documents supporting the claim were found later to be forgeries, but
the
: U.S. said its original information about the alleged attempt to buy
yellowcake
: from Niger came from British intelligence. The UK's Foreign Office still
stands
: on its claim.
:
: Fleming estimated the sample discovered in Rotterdam contained about 5
pounds
: of uranium oxide.
:
: "I wouldn't hype it too much," she said, according to the AP. "It was a
small
: amount and it wasn't being peddled as a sample."
:
: The IAEA will run comparisons on the sample to see if it came from Iraq's
: al-Qaim mine, which was bombed in 1991 and dismantled in 1996-97, Fleming
said.
:
:
: Paul de Bruin, spokesman for Rotterdam-based Jewometaal, told the AP he
has
: dealt with the Jordanian dealer for 15 years, and the man is convinced the
: material came from Iraq. De Bruin has been told to not reveal the dealer's
: name, however, because of the investigation.
:
: Uranium oxide is not highly radioactive, experts say, but with advanced
: technology can be processed into enriched uranium, suitable for a nuclear
: weapon.
:
: The Dutch Environment Ministry said Jewometaal reported the find Dec. 16,
the
: AP said.
:
: Environment Ministry spokesman Wim Van der Weegen said the material was
: discovered in a small steel industrial container used to connect pipes or
: electrical wires.
:
: Dr. Alan Ketering, a researcher at the nuclear research plant at the
University
: of Missouri-Columbia, told the AP yellowcake has no non-nuclear industrial
use.
: It would be strange to find it in random scrap metal, he said.
:
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